Road to VR
SEPTEMBER 16, 2016
FOVE has announced that their first eye-tracking VR headset, the FOVE 0, will open for pre-orders on November 2nd, and has also released the final specifications of the device. Much like Oculus, FOVE began as a successful Kickstarter which raised $480,000 , nearly twice its goal, back in mid-2015. FOVE 0 Specifications.
VRScout
JANUARY 1, 2017
The first bit to point out, of course, is that 90% of startups in any industry fail. With notable exceptions, these are often companies producing cheap replicas of existing mobile hardware like Google Cardboard and Samsung Gear without any additional, unique features. Expectedly, the many seized the opportunity for a feeding frenzy.
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UploadVR Between Realities podcast
JANUARY 17, 2017
He also teased that “some may be suited to new hardware coming out.” The new hardware hint is also enticing. Currently the only prominent new VR hardware on the horizon we can think of is Vive’s new tracker , which can be stuck to objects to bring them into the virtual world.
Road to VR
FEBRUARY 26, 2019
That’s all well and good, but is the HoloLens 2 hardware truly a ‘2.0’ In the 30-odd minutes wearing HoloLens 2 over the course of two demos, it seemed to be a comfortable fit that could probably be worn for the advertised two to three hour active-use battery life without issue. ’ step forward?
UploadVR Between Realities podcast
JANUARY 5, 2017
For the full scoop, you’ll have to click through to the specific story of course because we don’t want this article ballooning to several thousand words that you may not care about. Eye-Tracking VR Headset FOVE 0 Costs $599, Starts Shipping January 2017 [ Link ]. Upload’s CES 2017 Predictions [ Link ].
VRScout
JUNE 26, 2016
Oculus has done a quick 180 on their position on Digital Rights Management: after repeatedly blocking patches that would enable users to access non-Oculus content, Oculus quietly updated its hardware-specific runtime and removed all evidence of that controversial DRM – and did not mention the change in its runtime notes.
UploadVR Between Realities podcast
OCTOBER 18, 2016
VR is a demanding process and it’s on GPU manufacturers to provide hardware for consumers that provide believable experiences not just in visual fidelity but also framerate and performance. Companies are starting to dabble with foveated rendering but we only have eye-tracking in one VR headset, FOVE. Was he right?: Absolutely.
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